01550nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653002300058653003500081653001400116653001200130100001500142700001200157700001400169700001400183245011100197520103400308022001401342       2012                            d  c2012 Nov 1210aMedicinal folklore10aGenus Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae)10aTreatment10aleprosy1 aSabandar C1 aAhmat N1 aJaafar FM1 aSahidin I00aMedicinal property, phytochemistry and pharmacology of several Jatropha species (Euphorbiaceae): A review.3 aThe genus Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae) comprises of about 170 species of woody trees, shrubs, subshrubs or herbs in the seasonally dry tropics of the Old and the New World. They are used in medicinal folklore to cure various diseases of 80% of the human population in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Species from this genus have been popular to cure stomachache, toothache, swelling, inflammation, leprosy, dysentery, dyscrasia, vertigo, anemia, diabetis, as well as to treat HIV and tumor, opthalmia, ringworm, ulcers, malaria, skin diseases, bronchitis, asthma and as an aphrodisiac. They are also employed as ornamental plants and energy crops. Cyclic peptides alkaloids, diterpenes and miscellaneous compounds have been reported from this genus. Extracts and pure compounds of plants from this genus are reported for cytotoxicity, tumor-promoting, antimicrobial, antiprotozoal, anticoagulant, immunomodulating, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, protoscolicidal, insecticidal, molluscicidal, inhibition AChE and toxicity activities.  a1873-3700